On Monday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for massive destruction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, saying several cities should look like Gaza's Jabalia. "Funduq, Nablus, and Jenin must look like Jabalia," Smotrich wrote on X. The Israeli military...
State Department Accuses RSF of Committing Genocide in Sudan
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide in Sudan's Civil War and announced sanctions on RSF's leader, Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti. Since war broke out between Hemedti's RSF and the...
Report: IDF Shot Dead a Palestinian It Was Using as a Human Shield
An Israeli military officer accidentally shot and killed a Palestinian who was being used by IDF troops as a "human shield," Hamakom Hachi Ham Bagehenom, a Hebrew language magazine, reported on Tuesday. Using Palestinians as human shields to search buildings and...
280 Dead in Heavy Turkish-backed Fighting Over Northern Syria’s Tishreen Dam
While much of the fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF has centered on the cities of Manbij and Kobani, the largest focus in recent days has been the Tishreen Dam, a major hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River....
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 31 More Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli attacks had killed at least 31 Palestinians and wounded 57 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter shows no sign of letting up. The Health Ministry's figures only account for dead and wounded...
US Envoy Claims Israel Will Still Withdraw From Southern Lebanon, But Won’t Say When
US special envoy Amos Hochstein is trying to reassure Lebanon and the rest of the world that Israeli troops will withdraw from southern Lebanon, despite repeated media reports that Israel is planning to announce that they’re going to remain. DM Israel Katz said...
Report: Military Action Against Iran Will Be a ‘Real Possibility’ Under Trump
Military action against Iran's nuclear facilities will be a "real possibility" under the incoming Trump administration, Axios reported on Monday. The report said Trump is expected to face an Iran crisis this year due to the country's nuclear activity, although there...
Israel Attacks a ‘Clearly Marked’ World Food Programme Aid Convoy in Gaza
On Monday, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Israeli forces fired on one of the group's aid convoys in Gaza and strongly denounced the attack. The WFP said the convoy was "clearly marked" and that 16 bullets struck three vehicles that were carrying a total of...
US Issues License Allowing Transactions With Syria’s HTS-Led Government
The US Treasury Department on Monday issued a six-month general license to waive some sanctions on Syria to allow transactions with the new Syrian government that's led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an offshoot of al-Qaeda that's designated by the US as a foreign terrorist...
Turkey FM: Only a Matter of Time Until Syrian Kurdish Fighters Are Wiped Out
Fighting and attacks continue to rage across northern Syria, as Turkey and their allies in the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA) attack Kurdish forces from the US-backed SDF. Strikes and clashes are reported in multiple areas. SNA forces attacked areas south...